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AP Basketball WriterFrom Zion to Jimmer, Summer League has a bit of everythingBy TIM REYNOLDSZion Williamson obviously knows where he's playing next season.Jimmer Fredette has no idea.Such is the beauty of Summer League: There's ballyhooed 18-year-olds like Williamson, journeyman 30-year-olds like Fredette and a whole lot of everything else...

AP Basketball WriterIt begins: NBA free agency finally starts SundayBy TIM REYNOLDSKawhi Leonard is planning meetings in Los Angeles. Kevin Durant will do the same in New York.Those are the cities where they'll begin free agency.Where they will end it will finally start to get clearer soon.NBA teams will...

Free agent Collison, 31, retires from NBA to focus on faithNEW YORK (AP) Point guard Darren Collison has decided to retire from the NBA after 10 seasons to focus on being a Jehovah's Witness.The 31-year-old Collison played for the Indiana Pacers the last two seasons. He told ESPN's...

AP Basketball WriterIt begins: NBA free agency finally starts SundayBy TIM REYNOLDSKawhi Leonard is planning meetings in Los Angeles. Kevin Durant will do the same in New York.Those are the cities where they'll begin free agency.Where they will end it will finally start to get clearer soon.NBA teams will...

Knicks waive veteran forward Lance ThomasNEW YORK (AP) The New York Knicks have waived veteran forward Lance Thomas.The Knicks made the move Saturday, saving themselves $1 million of Thomas' salary for next season that would have been guaranteed if he was still on the roster after Sunday.His entire...

AP Basketball WriterIt begins: NBA free agency finally starts SundayBy TIM REYNOLDSKawhi Leonard is planning meetings in Los Angeles. Kevin Durant will do the same in New York.Those are the cities where they'll begin free agency.Where they will end it will finally start to get clearer soon.NBA teams will...

NBA sets salary cap at just over $109 millionNEW YORK (AP) The NBA set the salary cap for the 2019-20 season at $109.14 million, a raise of just over $7 million from last season.The tax level will be $132,627,000 and the minimum salary, which is 90 percent of...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Walker tells Hornets he's joining CelticsBy TIM REYNOLDSThe last time Kemba Walker was playing for a team in New England, he delivered a championship. Boston fans can only hope that repeats itself.A person with knowledge of the situation said Saturday that Walker has told the...

AP Basketball WriterAP Source: Walker tells Hornets he's joining CelticsBy TIM REYNOLDSThe last time Kemba Walker was playing for a team in New England, he delivered a championship.Boston fans can only hope that repeats itself.A person with knowledge of the situation said Saturday that Walker has told the Charlotte...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Celtics hire Kara Lawson as assistant coachBy DOUG FEINBERGKara Lawson is the latest woman headed to the NBA to coach.Lawson was hired by the Boston Celtics as an assistant coach according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press...

AP Basketball WriterNBA: Coaches likely to get 1 challenge per game next seasonBy TIM REYNOLDSIts likely NBA coaches will be challenging one call per game next season.The league told teams Friday that, pending expected approval by the board of governors on July 9, coaches may challenge a personal foul...

AP Basketball WriterAP source: Celtics hire Kara Lawson as assistant coachBy DOUG FEINBERGA person familiar with the situation says Kara Lawson has been hired by the Boston Celtics as an assistant coach.The person spoke to The Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity because the team hasn't publicly...